2012 National History Day Winners

Category Winners

Place Entry
1st

Nicholas Gupta
Out of the Closet and Into the Streets: The Stonewall Uprising of 1969—Senior Individual Exhibit
Pensacola High School (Escambia); Teachers: Michael Jones, Blevins Rose
1st Samantha Irvine
The Luddite Rebellion: Progress vs. Preservation—Senior Individual Performance
Gibbs High School (Pinellas); Teacher: Candes Clifford

Special Prize

Immigration History
Katherine Harrington, Elliott Riches, Daniel Tanchez
Operation Pedro Pan: The Story—Senior Group Performance
American Heritage School (Broward); Teacher: Leslie Porges

Finalists

Place Entry
4th

Kelsey Cohen
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle: Revolutionizing the Cr(edibility) of the Meat Industry—Junior Individual Web Site
Community Christian School (Leon); Teacher: Karen Braun
5th

Heather Davidson
The Harlem Renaissance: A Black Cultural Revolution, Reaction, and Reform—Senior Historical Paper
Deland High School (Volusia); Teacher: Kimberly Stevenson
6th

Johnalyn Gordon
Freedom Rides: Revolutionary Tactics, Brutal Reactions, and the Reforms that Changed the Nation—Senior Individual Documentary
East Lake High School (Pinellas); Teacher: Alan Kay
6th

Nicolas Lacognata
The Toilet—Junior Individual Web Site
Safety Harbor Middle School (Pinellas); Teachers: Deana Barthel, Krista Valentage
7th

Natalie Jones
Silent Spring: Reforming the Pesticide Revolution—Senior Individual Documentary
Lincoln High School (Leon); Teacher: Kathleen McCarron
7th

Carolyn Bernal, Amanda Gard, Dakkea Jester, Jacqueline Mesa
When We Were Men—Junior Group Performance
All Angels Academy (Miami-Dade); Teacher: Terry Davila-Alexander
9th

Jack Irvine
Revolutionary Theater: Oops the British Did It Again—Junior Individual Performance
Safety Harbor Middle School (Pinellas); Teacher: Candes Clifford
10th

Katherine Harrington, Elliott Riches, Daniel Tanchez
Operation Pedro Pan: The Story—Senior Group Performance
American Heritage School (Broward); Teacher: Leslie Porges
11th

Nicole Cannon
Theater of the Absurd: A Revolution in Drama—Senior Historical Paper
Springstead High School (Hernando); Teacher: Suzanne Miranda
12th

Michael Saturno
Poland's Revolution of Conscience: A Stepping Stone to Political Reform in Eastern Europe—Junior Individual Documentary
Chiles Middle School (Seminole); Teacher: Joan Ilemsky

Outstanding State Awards

Senior
Alexander Saltiel, Jack Stein
Gideon v. Wainwright: Revolution, Reaction, and Historical Reform in the American Legal System—Senior Group Documentary
Shorecrest Preparatory School (Pinellas); Teacher: Ron Heller

Junior
Carolyn Bernal, Amanda Gard, Dakkea Jester, Jacqueline Mesa
When We Were Men—Junior Group Performance
All Angels Academy (Miami-Dade); Teacher: Terry Davila-Alexander

Special Recognition

National Museum of American History "National History Night"
Evan Adams, Joseph Herring
(Each NHD affiliate was invited to send an exhibit to display at NMAH.)
Bay of Pigs: The United States Response to Communism in the West—Junior Group Exhibit
Avalon Middle School (Santa Rosa); Teacher: Dale Anderson

Salute to Freedom Award
Michael Saturno
(Each NHD affiliate was invited to select a student to attend a National WWII Museum new exhibit opening.)
Poland's Revolution of Conscience: A Stepping Stone to Political Reform in Eastern Europe—Junior Individual Documentary
Chiles Middle School (Seminole); Teacher: Joan Ilemsky